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Recent Examples of firing squad
On top of Utah and South Carolina, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Idaho have legalized firing squads.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Nov. 2025
She was sentenced to die by firing squad and Indonesia’s highest court upheld it in 2013.
—CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Stein, who formerly served as North Carolina’s attorney general, also raised concerns about the bill’s attempt to open the door to firing squad executions in lieu of the state’s inability to obtain the necessary drugs for lethal injections.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 4 Oct. 2025
South Carolina carried out the first firing squad execution since then in March.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Nov. 2025
She was sentenced to die by firing squad and Indonesia’s highest court upheld it in 2013.
—CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Stein, who formerly served as North Carolina’s attorney general, also raised concerns about the bill’s attempt to open the door to firing squad executions in lieu of the state’s inability to obtain the necessary drugs for lethal injections.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 4 Oct. 2025
South Carolina carried out the first firing squad execution since then in March.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firing squad
Noun
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The north was expected to be America’s rear guard, a place where values like democracy and women’s rights might have taken hold.—
Azam Ahmed,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The state patrol says the driver of the squad car is 35-year-old John Gleason.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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An officer at the scene was injured by shattered glass when the light pole fell onto the police patrol vehicle, San Diego police spokesperson Officer Colin Steinbroner said at the time of the shooting.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If not, pickets at school sites and another rally will follow Friday.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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At the picket on Tuesday, WGA workers and members carried signs holding Ellen Stutzman, the guild’s executive director, accountable for alleged ULPs.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Future outposts on the moon will need to be as self-sufficient as possible to avoid the high cost of constantly shuttling supplies from Earth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The hotel delivers direct access to the beach (a rarity here) and there’s an outpost of the namesake restaurant two doors down.—
Tim Chester,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Police had taped off several square blocks around Sixth Street, while local police and federal authorities, including Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, were at the site, according to Austin police officers serving as sentries.—
Jack Myer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Police had taped off several square blocks around Sixth Street, while local police and federal agents, including ATF agents were at the site, according to Austin police serving as sentries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The people in line behind me were annoyed, checking their watches and peering ahead trying to figure out what was taking so long.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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And, like Higgins, Nam recently told Entertainment Weekly that his forgiveness can also be bought — to the tune of a new Rolex watch.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Firing squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firing%20squad. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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